A study examines the differences between full-time self-employed and organizationally employed Canadians in a large metropolitan city in the East Coast with regard to their work and nonwork experiences. Data were collected by means of a structured mail-back questionnaire. The self-employed experienced higher job stress, non-work satisfaction, and psychosomatic health problems, and spent more time in voluntary organizations than non-self-employed. No significant differences were found between self-employed and non-self-employed in job satisfaction and mental health. Limited support was found for age, gender, education, and marital status as moderators of employment-type and dependent variables.